Sundaram Diversified Equity Fund

Q: What are the returns of this mutual fund scheme?

The Sundaram Diversified Equity Fund is a 20 yrs 5 m old fund and has delivered average annual returns of 14.83% since inception. Sundaram Diversified Equity Fund Returns 1-Year 3-Year 5-Year 10-Year Since Inception 5.81% 13.18% 18.74% 11.78% 14.83%

Previously called: Sundaram Diversified Equity Fund-Growth

NAV as of Oct 20, 2025	Returns since inception	ET Money Rank	AUM (Fund size)
₹224.0685+0.52% 1 day change	14.83% p.a.	App exclusive #NA View Ranked Funds	₹1,442 Cr

Historical NAV & returns

NAV: ₹224.0685 as on Oct 20, 2025

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Sundaram Diversified Equity Fund overview

AUM (Fund size)	₹1,442 Cr
Exit load	1.0% Exit load of 1%, if redeemed within 365 days.!
Lock-in Period	3 Years
Age	20 yrs 5 m since May 02, 2005
Benchmark	NIFTY 500 TRI
Min. investment	SIP: ₹1000 & Lumpsum: ₹1000
Expense ratio	2.26% as on Sep 30, 2025
Plan type	Regular
Risk	Very High
Short term capital gains (STCG)	Returns taxed at 20% if you redeem before 1 year
Long term capital gains (LTCG)	After 1 year, returns above ₹1.25 lakh in a financial year are taxed at 12.5%

Sundaram Diversified Equity Fund Returns calculator

Investment type

Monthly investment

₹ 10,000

Investment period

Lumpsum investment

₹1 lakh

Investment period

Disclaimer: Products compared like fixed deposits may provide fixed guaranteed returns. Mutual Funds investments are subject to market risk, read all scheme related documents carefully. Past performance is not an indicator of future returns.

Total investment ₹ 12 lakh
Profit ₹12 lakhs
Total corpus ₹1 lakh
Absolute return 52.69%

Asset allocationas on Sep 30, 2025

Large Cap 68.79%

Mid Cap 11.38%

Small Cap 16.93%

Other Cap 0%

Top holdings

HDFC Bank Ltd.8.54%

Reliance Industries Ltd.5.6%

ICICI Bank Ltd.5.45%

Bharti Airtel Ltd.4.04%

Top sectors

Financial 22.93%

Energy 13.509999999999998%

Consumer Staples 10.09%

Automobile 8.79%

Credit quality

Bifurcation by Credit Quality is not available for this fund

Top Debt Holdings

Bifurcation by Holding is not available for this fund

Allocation by Instruments

Repo 2.755901%

Cash/Net Current Assets 0.146493%

Other Holdings

Others 2.76%

Detailed portfolio analysis

Peer comparison

Fund name	1M	6M	1Y	3Y	5Y	10Y
Sundaram Diversified Equity Fund	2.26%	7.18%	5.81%	13.18%	18.74%	11.78%
HDFC ELSS Tax Saver Fund	2.47%	8.79%	9.35%	22.09%	25.9%	14.26%
SBI ELSS Tax Saver Fund	3.2%	7.93%	3.95%	24.32%	25.51%	14.57%
Parag Parikh ELSS Tax Saver Fund	2.05%	7.22%	7.52%	17.77%	21.39%	12.56%
DSP ELSS Tax Saver Fund	2.84%	6.04%	4.91%	19.91%	23.36%	15.98%
Franklin India ELSS Tax Saver Fund	2.89%	6.71%	3.76%	18.69%	23.51%	13.37%

Fund name	Std. deviation	Beta	Sharpe	Sortino
Sundaram Diversified Equity Fund	11.44	0.84	0.59	0.92
HDFC ELSS Tax Saver Fund	11.34	0.84	1.26	2.08
SBI ELSS Tax Saver Fund	13.2	0.96	1.24	2.04
Parag Parikh ELSS Tax Saver Fund	9.75	0.68	1.12	1.75
DSP ELSS Tax Saver Fund	13.17	0.97	0.95	1.87
Franklin India ELSS Tax Saver Fund	12.69	0.94	0.92	1.35

Fund name	ETM Rank	AUM	Fund age	Expense ratio
Sundaram Diversified Equity Fund	N.A.	1,442 Cr	20 yrs 5 m	2.26%
HDFC ELSS Tax Saver Fund	N.A.	16,645 Cr	29 yrs 10 m	1.7%
SBI ELSS Tax Saver Fund	N.A.	30,420 Cr	18 yrs 5 m	1.58%
Parag Parikh ELSS Tax Saver Fund	N.A.	5,639 Cr	6 yrs 3 m	1.72%
DSP ELSS Tax Saver Fund	N.A.	16,749 Cr	18 yrs 10 m	1.63%
Franklin India ELSS Tax Saver Fund	N.A.	6,531 Cr	26 yrs 6 m	1.81%

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Key risk & return ratios Compared to other funds in the category

Alpha	-1.34 vs. 5.52 Underperformed at beating benchmark
Sharpe	0.59 vs. 6.2 Poor risk-adjusted returns
Beta	0.84 vs. 0.95 Less sensitive to market ups & downs
Standard deviation	11.44 vs. 12.08 More stable returns

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About this fund

About Sundaram Diversified Equity Fund

Sundaram Diversified Equity Fund is a ELSS mutual fund scheme from Sundaram Mutual Fund. This fund has been in existence for 20 yrs 5 m, having been launched on 02/05/2005. Sundaram Diversified Equity Fund has ₹1,442 Crores worth of assets under management (AUM) as on 30/09/2025 and is medium-sized fund of its category. The latest Net Asset Value (NAV) of Sundaram Diversified Equity Fund as of 20/10/2025 is ₹224.07. The fund has an expense ratio of 2.26%, which is higher than what most other Elss funds charge.

Sundaram Diversified Equity Fund returns of last 1-year are 2.00%. Since launch, it has delivered 15.80% average annual returns. The fund has doubled the money invested in it every 5 yrs.
Sundaram Diversified Equity Fund scheme's ability to deliver returns consistently is lower than most funds of its category. Its ability to control losses in a falling market is below average.
The fund has the majority of its money invested in Financial, Energy, Consumer Staples, Automobile, Technology sectors. It has taken less exposure in Financial, Energy sectors compared to other funds in the category.
The fund's top 5 holdings are in HDFC Bank Ltd., Reliance Industries Ltd., ICICI Bank Ltd., Bharti Airtel Ltd., Axis Bank Ltd..

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Fund AUM	1,442 Cr as on Sep 30, 2025
Scheme document	View Scheme Document

Fund managers

Bharath S.

Mr. Bharath is a B Com (H), MBA and ICWA. Prior to joining Sundaram Mutual Fund he has worked with Navia Markets Ltd.

Rohit Seksaria

Mr. Seksaria is CS, CA & has done MBA from IIM Ahmedabad Prior to joining Sundaram Mutual Fund he has worked with Progress Capital/Asia Capital & Advisor Pte Ltd., Matchpoint Investment Management and Progress Capital Pte Ltd.

Investment objective

The scheme is aimed at generating long-term capital appreciation. Equity investments would account for at least 80 per cent of the corpus, while it can go up to 100 per cent. Exposure to Corporate and PSU bonds and Money market instruments can go up to 20 per cent of the corpus.

Sundaram Mutual Fund details

No. of schemes	31 view all schemes
Total AUM	74,005 Cr as on Sep 30, 2025
Address	Sundaram Towers No. 46,,1st& 2nd Floor, Whites Road, Royapettah Chennai, 600014
Phone	1860-425-7237

More funds from Sundaram Mutual Fund

Fund name	ETM Rank	AUM	1Y	5Y
Sundaram Mid Cap Fund	N.A.	12,585 Cr	6.62%	27.08%
Sundaram Services Fund	N.A.	4,426 Cr	11.27%	24.91%
Sundaram Large and Mid Cap Fund	N.A.	6,740 Cr	4.47%	21.02%
Sundaram Consumption Fund	N.A.	1,590 Cr	5.37%	20.23%
Sundaram Large Cap Fund	N.A.	3,280 Cr	3.07%	16.45%

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Frequently asked questions

What is the current NAV of Sundaram Diversified Equity Fund?

The current Net Asset Value (NAV) of the Sundaram Diversified Equity Fund plan is approximately ₹224.0685 as of Oct 20, 2025.

What are the returns of this mutual fund scheme?

The Sundaram Diversified Equity Fund is a 20 yrs 5 m old fund and has delivered average annual returns of 14.83% since inception.

Sundaram Diversified Equity Fund Returns

1-Year	3-Year	5-Year	10-Year	Since Inception
5.81%	13.18%	18.74%	11.78%	14.83%

How much does this mutual fund charge as expense ratio?

The Sundaram Diversified Equity Fund has an expense ratio of 2.26%, representing the annual cost of managing and operating the fund. This fee is deducted from the fund's AUM while declaring the daily NAV, reducing investor returns.

What is the AUM or fund size of this mutual fund?

The Sundaram Diversified Equity Fund currently has assets under management (AUM) or fund size valued at approximately 1,442 Cr as on Sep 30, 2025.

What are the top stock holdings of Sundaram Diversified Equity Fund?

The Sundaram Diversified Equity Fund has invested the majority of its money in the stocks of the following companies -

Company	Percentage of Portfolio
HDFC Bank Ltd.	8.54%
Reliance Industries Ltd.	5.6%
ICICI Bank Ltd.	5.45%
Bharti Airtel Ltd.	4.04%
Axis Bank Ltd.	3.96%
State Bank of India	3.6%
Infosys Ltd.	3.52%
Larsen & Toubro Ltd.	3.5%
ITC Ltd.	3.37%
Ultratech Cement Ltd.	2.71%

What are the top sectors Sundaram Diversified Equity Fund has invested in?

The Sundaram Diversified Equity Fund has primarily invested in the following sectors

Sector	Percentage of Portfolio
Financial	22.93%
Energy	13.509999999999998%
Consumer Staples	10.09%
Automobile	8.79%
Technology	8.08%
Healthcare	7.73%
Materials	6.609999999999999%
Capital Goods	4.3999999999999995%
Communication	4.04%
Construction	3.5%

What is risk level of Sundaram Diversified Equity Fund?

This is a Elss fund comes with Very High risk.

Is there any lock-in period in this mutual fund?

Yes, this fund comes with a mandatory lock-in period of 3 years.

How can I redeem my investments in Sundaram Diversified Equity Fund?

Redeeming your investments in the Sundaram Diversified Equity Fund is simple. If you have invested via ET Money, just log in to the app, go to the holdings section, and submit the redemption request.

If you have invested from anywhere else, you can go to the fund house website and put a request through it.

ET Money rank

App exclusive

in ELSS

#NA

Return Outperformance: This fund has generated highest return amongst ELSS funds in the last 1 Year.
Return/Risk: The fund is performing poorly than its category.
Exit Load: Exit load of 1%, if redeemed within 365 days.